Srinagar, Nov 02: In the first-ever election in Peoples Conference history, senior politician and former MLA Sajad Gani Lone was elected as president of the party, which was founded in 1978. Addressing a news conference here, former minister and head of the party’s election authority, Syed Basharat Bukhari said that Sajad Gani Lone was today elected
Asma Khan Lone is an academic based in Kashmir and the author of the upcoming book, “The Great Gilgit Game”. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, Asma has also taught at O.P. Jindal Global University, India.
With No Citizenship Rights, Pakistani Women in Kashmir Have Nowhere to Go
Nearly 350 Pakistani brides living in Kashmir â who married former militants â have no citizenship rights or travel documents, and cannot visit their parents in the neighboring country.
Representative image. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/Files
Women09/Jan/2021
Srinagar: Living in Kupwara, every moment reminds 43-year-old Saira Javid of her home, childhood, relatives and the dusky lanes of Karachi. She has been craving to visit her parentsâ home in Pakistan but cannot go back due to existing laws.
Saira, who traces her roots to the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, says her ancestors came from Muzaffarabad and settled in Karachi.